the lovely brooke of the blog pure and noble has headed out on vacation, so i’ve popped in for a guest post. brooke made these amazing cushions for my knoll tulip dining room chairs, so today i’m over at pure and noble sharing some other wonderful handmade cushions, made with some other gorgeous one of a kind vintage fabrics, like these she made for me. drop on... 
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i realized yesterday when i posted about ‘surf style‘ that i hadn’t checked up on what textile designer amy butler has been up to in a while. i love her website for it’s fresh, clean look, and i love they way she mixes her bright, modern textiles with great vintage-inspired home furnishings and accessories. her ‘inspiration‘ page could keep... 
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One of the shopping highlights of my trip to London was a visit to Liberty. Liberty is a gorgeous, one of a kind department store, a beautiful oasis of good design right in the middle of London. Not only is their selection of home accessories, fabrics, wallpapers and furnishings stunning, the staff couldn’t have been more friendly, or helpful. While some stores of this... 
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Graphic and textile designer Michelle Engel Bencsko of Cicada Studio has debuted a new fabric line in her etsy shop entitled Dogwood, her fun new quilting fabric collection. Cicada Studio is selling some of her beautiful signature fabrics in small quilting squares, and it’s getting chilly out there, so no time like the present to get your quilting on! Cicada Studio offers... 
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I love the amazing patterns and gorgeous colors of Amy Butler’s fabrics. And these inspirational photographs I found on her website of her easy to sew clothing patterns come to life, get me pretty inspired to get out the good old sewing machine! Her clothing patterns just speak to me – I love the vintage inspired fabrics mixed with the simple, modern lines of her... 
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